# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1885
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37684 "2015-09-15T16:32:17Z")
In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage 1. Chaim Witz --\> Gene Simmons 2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --\> Michael Landon ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37685 "2015-09-15T16:38:56Z")
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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37686 "2015-09-15T16:46:25Z")
In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage 1. Chaim Witz --\> Gene Simmons 2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --\> Michael Landon 3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --\> Woody Allen 4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37687 "2015-09-15T16:52:13Z")
In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage 1. Chaim Witz --\> Gene Simmons 2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --\> Michael Landon 3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --\> Woody Allen 4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis 5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --\> Scott Ian (Anthrax) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37688 "2015-09-15T16:55:44Z")
In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage 1. Chaim Witz --\> Gene Simmons 2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --\> Michael Landon 3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --\> Woody Allen 4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis 5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --\> Scott Ian (Anthrax) 6. Robert Zimmerman --\> Bob Dylan ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37689 "2015-09-15T17:01:14Z")
In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage 1. Chaim Witz --\> Gene Simmons 2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --\> Michael Landon 3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --\> Woody Allen 4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis 5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --\> Scott Ian (Anthrax) 6. Robert Zimmerman --\> Bob Dylan 7. Winona Horowitz --\> Winona Ryder ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37690 "2015-09-15T17:02:59Z")
In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage 1. Chaim Witz --\> Gene Simmons 2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --\> Michael Landon 3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --\> Woody Allen 4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis 5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --\> Scott Ian (Anthrax) 6. Winona Horowitz --\> Winona Ryder 7. Jeffrey Ross Hyman --\> Joey Ramone ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37691 "2015-09-15T17:05:34Z")
In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage 1. Chaim Witz --\> Gene Simmons 2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --\> Michael Landon 3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --\> Woody Allen 4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis 5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --\> Scott Ian (Anthrax) 6. Robert Zimmerman --\> Bob Dylan 7. Winona Horowitz --\> Winona Ryder 8. Joan Alexandra Molinsky --\> Joan Rivers ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37692 "2015-09-15T17:45:16Z")
In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage 1. Chaim Witz --\> Gene Simmons 2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --\> Michael Landon 3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --\> Woody Allen 4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis 5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --\> Scott Ian (Anthrax) 6. Robert Zimmerman --\> Bob Dylan 7. Winona Horowitz --\> Winona Ryder 8. Joan Alexandra Molinsky --\> Joan Rivers 9. Issur Danielovitch Demsky --\> Kirk Douglas ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37693 "2015-09-15T18:50:00Z")
In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage 1. Chaim Witz --\> Gene Simmons 2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --\> Michael Landon 3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --\> Woody Allen 4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis 5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --\> Scott Ian (Anthrax) 6. Robert Zimmerman --\> Bob Dylan 7. Winona Horowitz --\> Winona Ryder 8. Joan Alexandra Molinsky --\> Joan Rivers 9. Issur Danielovitch Demsky --\> Kirk Douglas 10. Stanley Bert Eisen --\> Paul Stanley ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37694 "2015-09-15T18:52:57Z")
In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage 1. Chaim Witz --\> Gene Simmons 2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --\> Michael Landon 3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --\> Woody Allen 4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis 5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --\> Scott Ian (Anthrax) 6. Robert Zimmerman --\> Bob Dylan 7. Winona Horowitz --\> Winona Ryder 8. Joan Alexandra Molinsky --\> Joan Rivers 9. Issur Danielovitch Demsky --\> Kirk Douglas 10. Stanley Bert Eisen --\> Paul Stanley 11. Melvin Kaminsky --\> Mel Brooks ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37695 "2015-09-15T20:39:47Z")
In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage 1. Chaim Witz --\> Gene Simmons 2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --\> Michael Landon 3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --\> Woody Allen 4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis 5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --\> Scott Ian (Anthrax) 6. Robert Zimmerman --\> Bob Dylan 7. Winona Horowitz --\> Winona Ryder 8. Joan Alexandra Molinsky --\> Joan Rivers 9. Issur Danielovitch Demsky --\> Kirk Douglas 10. Stanley Bert Eisen --\> Paul Stanley 11. Melvin Kaminsky --\> Mel Brooks 12. Bernice Frankel --\> Bea Arthur ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37696 "2015-09-15T20:45:51Z")
In Honor of High Holy Days, Showbiz Personalities Who De-Jewified Their Names For The Stage 1. Chaim Witz --\> Gene Simmons 2. Eugene Maurice Orowitz --\> Michael Landon 3. Allan Stewart Konigsberg --\> Woody Allen 4. Bernie Schwartz - Tony Curtis 5. Scott Ian Rosenfeld --\> Scott Ian (Anthrax) 6. Robert Zimmerman --\> Bob Dylan 7. Winona Horowitz --\> Winona Ryder 8. Joan Alexandra Molinsky --\> Joan Rivers 9. Issur Danielovitch Demsky --\> Kirk Douglas 10. Stanley Bert Eisen --\> Paul Stanley 11. Melvin Kaminsky --\> Mel Brooks 12. Bernice Frankel --\> Bea Arthur 13. Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz --\> Jon Stewart Personally, the name changes totally fooled me. I’d never have guessed Mel Brooks or Jon Stewart was anything but a descendant of the Pilgrims. Successful Authors of Fiction About Their Other Professions 1. Dick Francis (former jockey who wrote numerous best selling mysteries about horse racing) ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37697 "2015-09-15T21:00:07Z")
Successful Authors of Fiction About Their Other Professions 1. Dick Francis (former jockey who wrote numerous best selling mysteries about horse racing) 2. John Grisham (lawyer) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37698 "2015-09-15T21:03:49Z")
Successful Authors of Fiction About Their Other Professions 1. Dick Francis (former jockey who wrote numerous best selling mysteries about horse racing) 2. John Grisham (lawyer) 3. Robin Cook (physician) ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37699 "2015-09-15T21:21:26Z")
1. Dick Francis (former jockey who wrote numerous best selling mysteries about horse racing) 2. John Grisham (lawyer) 3. Robin Cook (physician) 4. Bel Kaufman (teacher) (“Up the Down Staircase”) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37700 "2015-09-15T21:31:25Z")
Successful Authors of Fiction About their Other Careers 1. Dick Francis (former jockey who wrote numerous best selling mysteries about horse racing) 2. John Grisham (lawyer) 3. Robin Cook (physician) 4. Bel Kaufman (teacher) 5. James Herriott aka Alfred Wight (veterinarian) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37701 "2015-09-15T21:54:55Z")
Successful Authors of Fiction About their Other Careers 1. Dick Francis (former jockey who wrote numerous best selling mysteries about horse racing) 2. John Grisham (lawyer) 3. Robin Cook (physician) 4. Bel Kaufman (teacher) 5. James Herriott aka Alfred Wight (veterinarian) 6. John Irving (wrestling coach and writing instructor) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/37702 "2015-09-15T22:14:05Z")
Successful Authors of Fiction About their Other Careers 1. Dick Francis (former jockey who wrote numerous best selling mysteries about horse racing) 2. John Grisham (lawyer) 3. Robin Cook (physician) 4. Bel Kaufman (teacher) 5. James Herriott aka Alfred Wight (veterinarian) 6. John Irving (wrestling coach and writing instructor) 7. Tim Green (football) ---
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Successful Authors of Fiction About their Other Careers 1. Dick Francis (former jockey who wrote numerous best selling mysteries about horse racing) 2. John Grisham (lawyer) 3. Robin Cook (physician) 4. Bel Kaufman (teacher) 5. James Herriott aka Alfred Wight (veterinarian) 6. John Irving (wrestling coach and writing instructor) 7. Tim Green (football) 8. Scott Turow (lawyer) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1884) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1886)